Vanessa Feltz takes her glamorous daughter Allegra to Fashion For The Brave gala

Her mother is one of the most recognisable faces on the celebrity circuit, so it comes as no surprise that Allegra Feltz is following in her mother Vanessa's glamorous footsteps.

The TV and radio presenter was accompanied by her daughter to the Fashion For The Brave gala last night, where they attended a dinner, auction and fashion show raising money for charities including Help For Heroes.

And while Vanessa displayed her recent weight loss, for which she has a gastric band to thank, in a tight black dress, Allegra, 24, wore a pretty gold and black patterned dress.

Glamourous girls: Vansessa Feltz with her daughter Allegra at the Fashion For The Brave gala last night

Allegra, whose father is Vanessa's ex-husband Michael Kurer, has always been incredibly close to her mother, and revealed earlier this year that the 48-year-old had thrown her and French fiancé Benjamin Frydman a huge party after they announced their engagement.

She said: 'We had a marquee in the garden and about 100 guests. Half of them came over from France and it went on until about 4am - the French party hard!

'The house was lit up with a pink glow and there were pink roses and hydrangeas everywhere. It was really beautiful.

Posing up: Vanessa and Allegra pose with Vanessa's fiancé Ben Ofoedu

'My mother’s fiancé Ben performed a song for us and so did my sister Saskia. She has the voice of an angel. There was lots of love in the room.'

Trainee lawyer Allegra and her beau are planning to tie the knot next year, but haven't yet decided if they will marry in England or France.

Vanessa's fiancé Ben Ofoedu was also at the event last night, looking smart in a taupe suit with purple shirt and tie.

The pair, who got engaged in December 2006, had been planning to marry in 2007 but then delayed the wedding due to the economic effects of the credit crunch.

Radiant in red: Dame Shirley Bassey poses with a serviceman outside the Dorchester

Also present at the event were stars including Angela Rippon and Dame Shirley Bassey, who looked stunning in a red satin dress and matching fur stole.

Bassey posed outside the Dorchester Hotel with several members of the armed forces, messing around in front of photographers by putting on one man's hat which handily matched her evening gown.

Fashion For The Brave, which also raised money for The Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund and The Army Benevolent Fund, is the first event of its kind that the armed forces have been involved with.

Also in attendance at the Dorchester, which was illuminated with Union Jack flags especially for the occasion, was X Factor creative director Brian Friedman, who took some time off from choreographing the contestants' dance routines for this weekend's live shows.

And despite the talent show only being four weeks in, Friedman has already given a prediction as to who will be crowned the winner of the programme.

He said: 'I can say who I think is a sure win right now - it's a huge prediction but I really feel like One Direction is going to take it.

'To hear the studio audience every time they come on stage is just completely bananas. I think it's the group's time.'